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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
186
503
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
185
501
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
240
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
80
237
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
218
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
111
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
98
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
30
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney
4 Families width 17 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney
10 Genera with 17 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Enigmaplax Davie, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1837Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1847Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney
17 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Enigmaplax littoralis Davie, 1993
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Mictyris platycheles H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dark Blue Soldier Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Sydney
FamilyHeloeciidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ocypodoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Ocypodoidea at itis.gov
Ocypodoidea at marinespecies.org